Short suspender



Jan. l2, 1965 c. H. FowLl-:R 3,164,845

SHORT susPENDER vFiled sept. 4, 1962 N FIG .4. INVENTOR Charles H. Fowler hereto.

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` l ReferringtoyFIGURE 6*,flower ends "of the trapsvlfl'L i' ,"yare slidably insertedgthrough slotszl Vclipholdersl l and aixedatfvtheir terminals to :theffintermediateLcrossi` v V bars Zilof'adjustingfclarnps 19 through which-,slide thevfl i straps 13th,' In this; case single bilittonholesV 1551 near theft-f upper en dsofl the straps'will'inasmuch as different.' effective lengths-'of,the"`straps may be had either 'by the United States Patent -L 3,164,845.V ,c e SHRT SUSPENDER 'e Charles Il'. Fowler, '750 High St. SE., Salem, Greg.

Filed Sept. 4, i962, Ser. No. ZZIMSS 2 Clarins-sf` (Ci, 2-325) The present invention `relates to vshort suspender and has for `an object a support for trousers having'direct connection to the shirt whereby the shirtrsupports the load.v Y.

,f Another object of the invention is to dispense with the great length of conventional Suspenders, with the six-point constructed including the difficulty of drawing on the trousers with attached Suspenders.

A further object of the invention is to provide short independent suspender straps applicable to side portions `of the shirt beneath the armholes out of the way of arm and body action, leaving the shoulders free, and attachv -able to the trousers Vafter same have been put on,

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the'invention will be more fully described hereinafter, andwill. be

:more particularly pointed out-in the claims appended In the drawings, wherein like symbolsrefer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views:

FIGURE l is a fragmentary front elevational View of i theper'son of the wearer of a short suspender pursuant to the invention, illustrating one form of attachment between the shirt and trousers; V

FIGURE 2 is a front'elevational view of avform ofl shortsuspender having a` series of buttonholes therein; i

VFIGURE 3 isa "side` elevationalviewof a shirt show#y ing a button beneathV the arrnhole thereof with which the buttonholes on the'upper portiony of the shorty suspender may be selectively engaged;

FIGURE 4 is a view taken onla magnified scale, similar i to FIGURE 3,"showing a shortfsuspender'attached 'to te button of the 'shirt and clipped to the trousers;V

FIGURE `5 is a longitudinal-sectional ',view'taken (on y FGURE 6 shows afront elevational view tied formoftheinyeiition. r

Referring more particularly toi-the drawings 4and `for the presenttoFIGURES `l` to v5 inclusive,v 10 designatesl -apair oftrousers to bes'upported and 11 represents an 'Vouterjshirtlemployed, accordingfto the invention, Vas: a

-basic supportfor thetrousersl i v 4 Alf Buttons` 12 are sewed beneath armholfe areasto the outer shirt Il at thedoubleseams thereofrand are vadapted Y 1 to.selectivelyfreceive huttonholesl of'seriesof spaced buttonholes infth upper end portions `of short suspenderl straps .13 arrangedfat the `4sides @of .the` shirtand trousers f, iextend betweenthefwaistband 'i of thetrousers and the. 4wer portions ofY the shirtslclevesf* j e e straps liicarfry; clips or clasps vi"1b/i4vvhich'fmay be of la conventional orf` other typeffdr' de`j ithvthe'upper edgeslof 'the trousers p The 'lower' ends of use ofselective lbutt'onholesffof.theiseriesiar by the s 415. of a modii sisters CIce l In the use of the invention, the straps 13` may be two in number Vindependent of both shirt` and trousers and sold separately. v'they are easily attached to the shirt by a Vbuttoning operation, lbefore or after donning the shirt, and to the trousers by opening the clips 14, setting the same to the waistband of the trousers and thenY closing the clips, after which the straps are beneath the arms of the wearer, out of the way, giving complete freedom of movement of the arms without stressing the straps.

i The height of the trousers may be adjusted by adjusting thelengths of thestraps in either'manneras above described. i

The inventionY involves no variation to conventional constructions of shirts and trousers and is compatible with `changingfashions in either or both.

` The strap maybe like a suspender strap, either of elastic or inelastic webbing or other material.

It will be appreciated that while buttons and buttonyholes are disclosed'any other vforms of complernental` fasteners may be used such as snap fasteners,`one mem# i Vber of which Vis aliixed to theshirt and the other'mernber tothe strap. In like manner, clips or clasps I4 have been disclosed as exemplary of fastening means by which the straps maybe atiixed to the trousers.

v Although I have disclosed herein the best form of the invention known to me at thistime, I reservethe right Yto all such modifications and changes as may come within the scope of the following claims. e

VvI claim: 1 i 19in combination I (a.)V a mans conventional outer shirt having do e seams beneath larrnholes thereof, f `,(b) buttons rsecured over thek double Y ately beneaththe armholes of the outer shirt,

(c) a pair of conventional outer-rnenstrousers hav- Ying afront opening, n i

i (de) short straight elastic'suspender straps, in number twoonly,'initially detached Vfrom bothV the outer shirt andtrousers and having V(e) a series of, buttonholes inupperrportionsiof theff` if lstrapsV which',when` selectivelyengaged.with respec- "tive buttons, require V.the two'shrt; straight straps` todepend from beneath arniholerareas straight down Valong the double'fselarnsy at V.the sidesonly of "the-"g shirt in positions with* their lower endportions atthe Sides only of thetrousersand v (f)VV two-part fastenersv depending freelyk at lower endsl,l

I o'frthe strapsfinitiallyifree ofsthe'trousers'and in sitions toY overlap "anddetachably close uponinner Q trousers at andouter parts of thef waistband: of the side'portions onlyof-,the;trousers,..

il v'(g) so that -the two straps'while jhagingxeachffiri ,af

person of the .fwearerronly and-*solely beneatliarni-v ,ment Vin all directions without :two short suspender straps. f

2.' gshirtrhavingedoubleseams beneath armholes' thereof and avpair of conventional outertrousersyshort.Suspenders eatenreduan. 1,2, 1965 ble seams immedi'- Y ,single straight vertical line'will Voccupy zones of the? A' .pits andeompieteiy emywnhimhe armswhae hangingdown loosely, leaving thearms freedom ofrnovef .I interference fromthev w In conibfnation with a .'mans conventional outer s for Wholly supporting the trousers from the shirt in which the trousers, initially free of the Suspenders, may be drawn on to the person of the wearer, consisting of (a) buttons secured over the double seams immediately beneath the armholes of the outer shirt, (b) short straight suspender straps of elastic material, in number two only, initially detached from both outer shirt and trousers, (c) said straps having in upper portions thereof a series of button holes which, when selectively fastened to the buttons, require the two short straight straps to depend from beneath the armhole areas straight down along the seams at the sides only of the shirt in positions with their lower ends free at the sides only of the trousers, I (d) two-part vfasteners depending freely at lower ends of the straps in positions to overlap and detachably close upon inner and outer parts of the waistband of the trousers at side portions only of the trousers,

single straight vertical line will occupy zones of the References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 248,244 10/ 81 Witkowsky 2-102 796,879 8/05 Stokes 2-102 X 932,640 8/09 Pner 2-117 960,303 6/10 Pritsche 2-102 X 1,305,073 5/ 19 Decker 2-323 2,608,692 9/52 Berg 2-304 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner. THOMAS J. HICKEY, Examiner. 

1. IN COMBINATION (A) A MAN''S CONVENTIONAL OUTER SHIRT HAVING DOUBLE SEAMS BENEATH ARMHOLES THEREOF, (B) BUTTONS SECURED OVER THE DOUBLE SEAMS IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE ARMHOLES OF THE OUTER SHIRT, (C) A PAIR OF CONVENTIONAL OUTER MEN''S TROUSERS HAVING A FRONT OPENING, (D) SHORT STRAIGHT ELASTIC SUSPENDER STRAPS, IN NUMBER TWO ONLY, INITIALLY DETACHED FROM BOTH THE OUTER SHIRT AND TROUSERS AND HAVING (E) A SERIES OF BUTTONHOLES IN UPPER PORTIONS OF THE STRAPS WHICH, WHEN SELECTIVELY ENGAGED WITH RESPECTIVE BUTTONS, REQUIRE THE TWO SHORT STRAIGHT STRAPS TO DEPEND FROM BENEATH ARMHOLE AREAS STRAIGHT DOWN ALONG THE DOUBLE SEAMS AT THE SIDES ONLY OF THE SHIRT IN POSITIONS WITH THEIR LOWER END PORTIONS AT THE SIDES ONLY OF THE TROUSERS, AND (F) TWO-PART FASTENERS DEPENDING FREELY AT LOWER ENDS OF THE STRAPS INITIALLY FREE OF THE TROUSERS AND IN POSITIONS TO OVERLAP AND DETACHABLY CLOSE UPON INNER AND OUTER PARTS OF THE WAISTBAND OF THE TROUSERS AT SIDE PORTIONS ONLY OF THE TROUSERS, (G) SO THAT THE TWO STRAPS WHILE HANGING EACH IN A SINGLE STRAIGHT VERTICAL LINE WILL OCCUPY ZONES OF THE PERSON OF THE WEARER ONLY AND SOLELY BENEATH ARMPITS AND COMPLETELY ONLY WITHIN THE ARMS WHILE HANGING DOWN LOOSELY, LEAVING THE ARMS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN ALL DIRECTIONS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM THE TWO SHORT SUSPENDER STRAPS. 